‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬
Philadelphia University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
Examination Sheet
PART 1:
A : Information
Name: Student's
Semester:
Tutor's Name: Dr. Mohammad Aljayyousi
Time: 12:00-1:00
Examination:
1st
Student's No. :
Academic year :
Module Title : Reading
Date:24/11/2013
2nd
Module No:
Day: Sunday
Final
-The exam consists of four categories and the total mark is (20).
- Each question has its own mark.
-The answer must be written clearly.
C. Exam Questions, Grades and Time Allocated for Each Question:
Question
Minutes
Total point
1.
2.
3.
4.`
5.
50
20
Total
Points Earned
D- Student Comments on the Questions ( If any )
E- Tutor's Remarks:
PART II : Questions
FIRST Category :Knowledge and Understanding
The aim of these questions is to asses the basic knowledge and skills the student acquired.
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Question (I) (5 marks)
Read the passage then answer the questions.
How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and
thousands of sparkling stars. You can see even more with a telescope. You might see stars where before you only
saw dark space. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look
white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And
you can see those objects in more and more detail. But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we
will never see. We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year. That's
because they're invisible. They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes. You might find it hard to imagine
that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat
and light. The Sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of
years. As a star's gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and
begins to die. As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a
smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the
star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it's packed together tighter than anything in the universe.
Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That's how tightly this dead star, a black
hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It's the same force that pulls you down
when you jump — the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything —
even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That's why you see nothing but
blackness. So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there's more in the sky than meets the eye!
Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes — the great mystery of space.
1. According to the article, what causes a star to die?
a. As its gases run out, it cools down.
b. It collides with other stars.
c. It can only live for about a million years.
d. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.
2. Read this sentence from the story.
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They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes.
What is a synonym for the word mysterious?
a. ordinary
b. bright
c. strange
d. common
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3. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?
Black holes are dead stars. T
F
Black holes have gravity. T
F
Black holes are invisible. T
F
There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole. T
F
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What happens AFTER a star dies?
It becomes invisible.
It falls to Earth.
It burns up all of its gases.
It becomes brighter and easier to see.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?
because most black holes are so far away
because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward
because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light
because as a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center
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Intellectual Skills
Second Category : (Cognitive and Analytical)
The aim of these questions is to asses the students ability to recognize and analyze information.
Question II VOCABULARY (15 marks)
A. Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using context clues.
1. Penitent: It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses
regret for their decisions.
Definition: _____________________________________
2. Fretful: My mom always worries about my grades and the colleges that I’ll be able to attend, but if she
were a little less fretful she’d be a lot more fun.
Definition:______________________________________
3. Demeanor: My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she
was just being honest.
Definition:______________________________________
B. Analyze the following words into stem and affixes to know the meaning and then put the letter of the
appropriate definition next to each word.
1. _______Chronology
2. _______Antecedent
3. _______Anthropomorphous
4. _______Polygamy
5. _______Orthography
6. _______Podiatry
7. _______Misanthrope
8. _______Bilateral
a. the care or treatment of the human foot
b. having several marriage partners
c. involving two sides
d. someone who hates people
e. resembling humans
f. a listing of events by time
g. correct spelling
h. something that happened or existed before
C. Give one example about the following:
1. Two synonyms: __________________________
2. Two antonyms: __________________________
3. Conjunction: ____________________________
D. Mark down the parts of speech in the following sentence:
A careless driver was driving his car recklessly in the street and the police stopped him.
E. Complete the sentences with suitable words form the list:
Incompetent / dominate / appeasement / uptight / hostile / job-seeker
1. ___________.
2. ____________ is the study of spatial distance between individuals while they communicate.
3. Activists around the world will continue their __________ struggle against injustice.
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